Yes, the ethernet is ungodly slow. I'm used to using cool unix tools like rsync, but even using wsftp to ftp from my linux box to my windows box on the 100mbit network, it was doing something like 1 song per second.. I was blown away, usually ftp programs aren't that quick switching from file to file.. In contrast, I've been syncing 7 gigs to the empeg for 1.5 hours and it's not even halfway done. I've got another 7 to do later, but I'm anxious to play with this thing a bit. Tomorrow it can sit all day during work and sync..